Charles Spurgeon Commentary 2 Thessalonians 2:4

"he that opposeth and exalteth himself against all that is called God or that is worshipped; so that he sitteth in the temple of God, setting himself forth as God." — 2 Thessalonians 2:4 (ASV)

Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God. (2 Thessalonians 2:4)

It has been said that the Pope of Rome is infallible, that his interpretation of Scripture, whatever it may be, is as valid as the Scripture itself, and that whatever he chooses to decree must be obeyed by the faithful. Such are some of the pretensions even to this day of the "man of sin."